FILES TO BE SENT TO DPP OVER FERMOY DEATH

Two men released without charge following death of a man in Fermoy..

Gardai in north Cork are preparing two files
for the Director of Public Prosecution
in relation to the death of a 40 year old man in Fermoy on Tuesday night.

Two truck drivers arrested were released without charge this afternoon.

A 43 year old man being held in Mallow Garda Station
was released just before 2pm while a second man, aged 29,
who was being detained in Fermoy Garda Station,
was released shortly before 4pm.

Investigating officers will prepare a file for the DPP in relation to the matter.

Both men, who are Polish nationals and work for a Macroom haulage company,
were arrested for a serious assault on 40 year old Slovakian national, Ludovit Pasztor
who lived with his wife and two daughters in Fermoy.

Mr Pasztor was pronounced dead at the truck stop
at the amber Filling Station in Fermoy at around 10.30pm on Tuesday night
after he and a Polish friend became involved in a row with the two Polish truck drivers.

The 40 year old was hit with an iron bar
and a post mortem confirmed he died from blunt force trauma to the head.